Cost of Living in Vernazza, 🇮🇹 Italy - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Transportation 6 7 14 $224 $90 $281 $56 $18

Housing 4 5 6 8 $2,806 $1,347 $2,357 $1,066 $213

Utilities 29 30 — $202 $281 $184 —

Internet & Mobile 3 16 $39 $45 $84 $39 $1

Groceries 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 $135 $393 $842 $314 —

Dining Out 15 $786 $404 $1,010 $196 $79

Leisure Activities 6 7 28 $303 $174 $471 $73 $51

Health Insurance 10 13 $63 $135 $449 — —

Visa & Legal Fees 11 $11 $20 $31 — —

Total $4,367 $2,810 $5,806 $1,928 $362

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 4 5 $1,346.95 $1,122 – $1,886 per month

Coworking Space 9 $275.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 5 8 $2,693.91 $1,886 – $2,975 per month

Coliving Space 4 5 $1,571.44 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 33 $3.37 per cup

Beer 15 $6.80 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 15 $17.96 per meal

Fast Food Combo 15 $11.22 per meal

Apples 18 $3.46 per kg

Bread 25 $1.01 per loaf

Milk 17 $1.34 per liter

Rice 19 $7.59 per kg

Chicken Fillets 20 $18.17 per kg

Beef 21 $22.95 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 22 $8.59 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 15 $77.45 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 23 $0.36 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 26 $4.49 per trip

Taxi per km 26 $2.13 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 14 $34.24 per month

Gasoline 31 2 $2.27 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 26 $15.15 per trip

Scooter Rental 32 $336.74 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 3 $11.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 16 $28.05 per month

Gym Membership 27 $56.01 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 27 28 $20.20 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 3 $20.18 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 28 $9.54 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 24 15 $78.57 per pair

Summer Dress 15 24 $39.29 per dress

Running Shoes 27 24 $112.25 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 15 27 $24.69 per visit

Laundry 23 15 $8.98 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 12 $72.96 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 12 22 $13.47 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 0.8909 EUR on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Hanoi, Amalfi, Madrid, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2306.61 2693.91
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 922.64 1346.95
- Apples 2.88 3.46
- Beef 20.76 22.95
- Beer 5.77 6.8
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- Bread 2.31 1.01
- Chicken Fillets 11.53 18.17
- Cinema Ticket 10.38 9.54
- Coffee 2.08 3.37
- Coliving Space 1037.97 1571.44
- Coworking Space 173 275
- Dining Out local 138.4, nomad 922.64, expat 230.66, family 230.66, tourist 69.2 local 196.43, nomad 785.72, expat 404.09, family 1010.21, tourist 78.57
- Doctor Visit (GP) 80.73 72.96
- Fast Food Combo 10.96 11.22
- Gasoline 2.19 2.27
- Groceries local 230.66, nomad 57.67, family 634.32, tourist 0 local 314.29, nomad 134.7, expat 392.86, family 841.85, tourist 0
- Gym Membership 51.9 56.01
- Haircut 28.83 24.69
- Health Insurance local 11.53, nomad 80.73, expat 92.26, family 230.66, tourist 3.46 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 134.7, family 448.98
- Housing local 576.65, nomad 2075.95, expat 1153.31, family 1729.96, tourist 115.33 local 1066.34, nomad 2806.15, expat 1346.95, family 2357.17, tourist 213.27
- Internet & Mobile local 46.13, nomad 322.93, expat 57.67, family 69.2, tourist 0 local 39.26, expat 44.9, family 84.12, tourist 0.67
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.37 28.05
- Jeans 98.03 78.57
- Laundry 8.07 8.98
- Leisure Activities local 34.6, nomad 115.33, expat 92.26, family 115.33, tourist 17.3 local 72.96, nomad 303.06, expat 173.98, family 471.43, tourist 50.51
- Meal (Inexpensive) 20.76 17.96
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 86.5 77.45
- Milk 1.85 1.34
- Mobile Plan 20.76 11.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 34.6 34.24
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 11.53 13.47
- Rice 2.88 7.59
- Ride-hailing (5km) 13.84 15.15
- Running Shoes 126.86 112.25
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.3 20.18
- Scooter Rental 46.13 336.74
- Summer Dress 63.43 39.29
- Taxi Start 6.92 4.49
- Taxi per km 2.31 2.13
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.3 20.2
- Transportation local 57.67, nomad 34.6, expat 46.13, family 230.66, tourist 11.53 local 56.12, nomad 224.49, expat 89.8, family 280.62, tourist 17.96
- Utilities local 92.26, nomad 34.6, expat 115.33, family 173, tourist 0 local 184.08, nomad 0, expat 202.49, family 280.62, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 34.6, expat 57.67, family 92.26 local 0, nomad 10.85, expat 20.2, family 31.43
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.73 0.36
- Wine (Mid-range) 13.84 8.59
Coffee moved from harbour-tier estimate to **€3.00 cappuccino** on Cinque Sensi Vernazza bar listino (5sensivernazza.com).

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